Obama: I Met Republicans Halfway On Taxes, More Than Halfway On Spending

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Over the last few weeks I've been working with leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, avoid tax cuts -- or avoid tax hikes on the middle class, and to make sure that we can spur jobs and economic growth -- a balanced proposal that cuts spending but also asks the wealthiest Americans to pay more; a proposal that will strengthen the middle class over the long haul and grow our economy over the long haul.

During the course of these negotiations, I offered to compromise with Republicans in Congress. I met them halfway on taxes, and I met them more than halfway on spending. And in terms of actual dollar amounts, we're not that far apart.

As of today, I am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done. I still believe that reducing our deficit is the right thing to do for the long-term health of our economy and the confidence of our businesses. I remain committed to working towards that goal, whether it happens all at once or whether it happens in several different steps.

Our founding fathers gave newspapers extraordinary protection in the Constitution. In exchange they were to be the last check and balance in our political system.

We are now at the point where almost 100% of the old main stream media support the goals of the far left. And if you are a member of the far left, the ends justify the means. Lying is not a problem.

This administration does not even attempt to provide cover for their lies. They can make any statement about anything and the media will report it as truth, and demonize anyone that attempts to correct the record (which is why they have spent years demonizing Fox news and conservative radio shows).

Now all they have to do is say “Well that comes from Fox and you know how bias they are”, and the people will believe it to be so.

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We are at that stage where they feel they can say and do anything they want.

History has proven that even absolute dictators will fail when they push their citizens too far. As always no one really knows where that point is. Also no one can predict what will happen to those that have been lying to the people when that point is reached, I suspect it will not be pretty.

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posted on 12/22/2012 11:57:57 AM PST
by CIB-173RDABN
(California does not have a money problem, it has a spending problem.)

First, we raise the Debt Ceiling because an ALL DEMOCRAT MAJORITY pushed handouts to un-sustainable levels, and now we want to pay for that on the backs of those who have "more than their fair share"? So...if we cut back on OTHER spending, then taxing is okay?

Along with a republican who has the stuff to call a presser, show and tell the public precisely what Obamas terms are, what he wants and what he has rejected. Instead, nothing from them, for all we know, Obama is telling the truth and Boehner is lying. Aloha.

I keep wondering when this Media Hypnosis is going to end. whern people will wake up out of it.

Maybe never. Human beings with perfectly normal minds just sit in front of the screen and listen to Obama and believe everything he says. All critical screens instantly go down.

It’s amazing. This has never before happened to humanity. One can speak of Soviet-style propaganda but this is happening in a free country with no trauma behind us to speak of. It’s 24/7 and in color and full of beautiful people and the viewer just sits there and believes anything, anything at all for like forty hours a week. And so how long can we keep on with this daily hypnosis?

the Democrats could have run and elected Donald Duck with this kind of mind entrapment called television.

The Wall Street Journal’s front page DID print
the truth this AM. IF they are wrong, I’d suggest
that the WhiteHouse sue the Journal for the
slanderous mis-representation of the facts.
Oh crap, I forgot The Won can pick his Judge.

RE “Yep, he's speaking to the low-information voter and that headline is all that matters. It is really, really disgusting.”

I see you listen to Rush.

Yep, he's been using that term recently in his skits dancing around the idea that Republicans will lose in this fight. He wants to say “I told you so” in the future and if he says that Republicans will beat Obama at this he knows it will come back to him.

Obama is out to win. He has always been out to win. He tells Pelosi what she must do so they win longer term (even 2 years out) and she whips her troops into line, to win. To Democrats results are what counts, their transformation of America,

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posted on 12/22/2012 12:18:58 PM PST
by sickoflibs
(Dems know how to win. Rs know how to whine.)

History has proven that even absolute dictators will fail when they push their citizens too far. As always no one really knows where that point is. Also no one can predict what will happen to those that have been lying to the people when that point is reached, I suspect it will not be pretty.

For a possible clue see what happened to Mussolini in Italy or Hitler in Germany.

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posted on 12/22/2012 12:44:51 PM PST
by Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")

No, he is not the worst president ever, because he is NOT the president!

obama is the biggest fraud on earth - he lies about his birth place (first Kenya, then Hawaii), his name, his selective service, his social security number (he has many!), his educational background (never went to Columbia), his ‘book’ (he did not write them!) lies on his law license application (lied that he has no other names...)

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